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Meat & Poultry: Plant-based
Supplier news
Conagra Brands
Last month, Chicago-based
Conagra Brands published
its third quarter results
ended Feb. 26. The report
mentioned that the company
gained share in both the plantbased
protein and breakfast
sausage categories, and
net sales for the company's
overall refrigerated and frozen
segment increased by 5.6% to
$1.3 billion.
Hormel Foods
Austin, Minn.-based Hormel
Foods Corporation brought
some unique pizza toppings to
the Pizza Expo March 19-21 in
Las Vegas.
Kyle Flottman, a brand
manager at Hormel, identified
the use of non-traditional
ingredients as one of the
top five trends for pizza
in the next few months.
One example that Hormel
showcased at the expo was its
plant-based pepperoni.
" Happy Little Plants
pepperoni-style topping
offers the burst of flavor
people love and expect from
real-meat pepperoni, but
with a plant-based spin, " the
company said.
Abbot's Butcher
In April, Costa Mesa, Calif.based
Abbot's Butcher
launched in all 370 Sprouts
Farmers Market stores.
" Launching with Sprouts is
an incredibly exciting step
for us, " said Kerry Song,
the company's founder and
CEO. " There is an undeniable
shift taking place in how
consumers are thinking
about their food, and they
are actively seeking out food
made with ingredients that
truly nourish their bodies.
Sprouts is a grocer they trust
to feed themselves and their
families, and we are honored
to be a part of that. "
Vegan Certified. Abbot's
Butcher plant-based meats
are made for the modern
kitchen-clean, convenient,
and above all, craveable. "
Also sold at The Fresh
Market, Fresh Thyme and
select Targets and Whole
Foods Markets, Abbot's
Butcher is proud to be the
only brand of the top 10
refrigerated plant-based
meat companies to have
positive growth through the
last 4-, 12-, 24- and 52-week
timeframes, according to
SPINS data.
The two products being
sold at Sprouts are Abbot's
Butcher's refrigerated
plant-based " Chorizo " and
Chopped Chick'n, which
retail at $7.49.
" All of Abbot's Butcher
premium proteins are
made with 100% real food
ingredients and are free from
soy, gluten, preservatives,
natural and artificial flavors,
canola and the top nine
allergens, " the company
said. " The products are also
Non-GMO Project Verified,
Whole30 approved and
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The company believes its
success is due to consumers
becoming more diligent
with researching and
understanding what their food
is made of and which plantbased
products are actually
healthy versus those that are
more processed.
" Food is information, and
every bite of food you
take is an opportunity to
promote healing or promote
imbalance, " Song said. " At
Abbot's Butcher, we're deeply
committed to crafting plantbased
proteins that not only
taste absolutely delicious but
give your body what it needs
to thrive. "
Impossible Foods
In March, Redwood, Calif.based
Impossible Foods
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launched a leaner version of
its Impossible Beef called
Impossible Beef Lite.
The company advertises the
new product as better than
lean ground animal beef for
consumers' health and also
a more sustainable product
with less land and water usage
and fewer greenhouse gas
emissions.
" We're constantly working
to compete with beef in
all of the ways that matter
to consumers, including
nutrition, " said Peter
McGuinness, president and
CEO of Impossible Foods.
" A lot of health-conscious
fans and shoppers are looking
for a plant-based beef option
that's high in protein and
nutrients with even less fat,
and Impossible Beef Lite is
our solution to that. It's got
21 grams of high-quality
protein, a whopping 75% less
saturated fat than lean ground
beef from cows, and of course
no cholesterol. It's a perfect
plant-based way to customize
all of the great recipes
that call for lean animal
ground beef. "
In February, Impossible Foods
also launched three new
frozen plant-based chicken
products - Impossible Spicy
Chicken Nuggets, Impossible
Spicy Chicken Patties and
Impossible Chicken Tenders.
Abbot's Butcher
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